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Key Differences
In short — Core i9-14900KF outperforms the cheaper Core i5-8600K on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Core i5-8600K is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i9-14900KF is 2203 days newer than the cheaper Core i5-8600K.
Advantages of Core i5-8600K
- Up to 69% cheaper than Core i9-14900KF - $128.70 vs $417.61
- Up to 57% better value when playing Dead Island 2 than Core i9-14900KF - $0.81 vs $1.87 per FPS
Advantages of Core i9-14900KF
- Performs up to 40% better in Dead Island 2 than Core i5-8600K - 223 vs 159 FPS
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-8600K - 32 vs 6 threads
Dead Island 2
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
FPS
159
71%
Value, $/FPS
$0.81/FPS
100%
Price, $
$128.7
100%
Value Winner
Intel Core i5-8600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.3 GHz Unlocked LGA 1151 300 Series 95W
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Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
FPS
223
100%
Value, $/FPS
$1.87/FPS
43%
Price, $
$417.61
30%
FPS Winner
Intel® Core™ i9-14900KF New Gaming Desktop Processor 24 cores (8 P-cores + 16 E-cores) - Unlocked
Buy for $417.61 on Amazon
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Updated 118 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-8600K
Desktop • Oct 5th, 2017
Core i9-14900KF
Desktop • Oct 17th, 2023
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-8600K | vs | Core i9-14900KF |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 5th, 2017 | Release Date | Oct 17th, 2023 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i9 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Raptor Lake |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | Intel Socket 1700 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 24 |
| 6 | Threads | 32 |
3.6 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.2 GHz |
| 4.3 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 6.0 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | Not Available |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 10 nm |
36.0x | Multiplier | 32.0x |
| None | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-8600K or Core i9-14900KF
With selected game settings
185 FPS
$9.95/FPS
GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER
Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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170 FPS
$12.35/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, N/A Storage
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$2,099.99
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185 FPS
$10.81/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 2 TB SSD
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210 FPS
$12.92/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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209 FPS
$18.61/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 6 TB HDD
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185 FPS
$11.35/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 4 TB HDD
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210 FPS
$18.1/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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210 FPS
$14.29/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
64 GB, 2 TB SSD
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192 FPS
$9.37/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
32 GB, 1 TB SSD
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210 FPS
$16.19/FPS
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Core i9-14900KF
16 GB, N/A Storage
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